Calgary Council Debates Housing Policy

0:00It's April 7. This is Calgary News today. Local news powered by AI. Calgary City Council just wrapped a two week public hearing on whether to repeal a policy letting homeowners turn single-family houses into duplexes, fourplexes, or row homes without rezoning first. The hearing kicked off on March 23, 2026, and drew 3,293 written submissions from folks. Across the city, showing how heated this housing debate has gotten, residents split hard on it. One warden local called the original policy flawed, like putting lipstick on a pig and was shocked at past despite. Public pushback against density for developer profits and taxes. On the flip side, speakers from spots like Crescent Heights, argued keeping it, cuts red tape, boosts affordable options, and avoids costly bottlenecks. That jack-up prices when the city's booming. Council will dive back in at their regular meeting on April 8, so I stay glued as they weigh if easier redevelopment stick or get the boot to, slow things down.